Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-24
BANCROFT CARROLL.
Gossip abous the Most Interesting Sect
ETY. Event or the Sess0n-Ali about
Susanna Bancr0ft-H0w She
Locks and Talks.
Judge Waite and Mrs. observation-disclosures
de Chanac BaDzsc-His Engage
ment Ring.
Special Correspondence of the Gazette.

society Tor some weeks to come. The
! hign standing of the young lady, the al
most American nobility of the groom's
family and the extraordinary nature Q.
the marriage has set the highest circles
all agog. Miss Susanne Bancroft has
been Tor the past two years one of the
bellies of Washington. She has moved
in the highest circles and has been one OF
the diplomatic coterie-which is above
the ordinary congressional society of the
capital. fluent French scholar, she has
been courted by the leading members q
the legations, and many Of her bon mots
have gone the rounds.
called upon the great historian to-day
and asked for photograph of his grand
daughter. He replied that she had had
none taken in this country, but seemed
highly pleased with the match. He thinks
very highly of the Carroll family, and he
is old enough to have been personally &C
quainted with Charles Carroll of Carroll
TOD, who, it will be remembered, died in
| 1882, who signed the Declaration Of In-
| dependence, who was Senator from
Maryland, and who was one of the first
directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Rsil-
road Company.
lilies Of Ireland, and they have intermar-
ried with the most noted fam lies in Eng
land and America. 1t was one of the
Carroll girls who, am told, though not
| by Mr.. Bancroft, married an English no.
blemsn, and who came back to this coun-
| try TO pay a visit while Andrew Jackson
was President. James Buchanan called
at the White House to see "Old Hickory
to prepare him for the call of the Duchess,
as think she was. He found Jackson in
dressing-goW and slippers, and told
| him that the noted lady would soon be in
to see him. Jackson coolly replied that
he would be glad to receive her, and went
on with his writing. Buchanan, who
was martinez in society affairs, MOTTO
| ing the unshaven face Of the General, his
ragged dressing gown and his slippers
all down at the heel, saw fit to remark
that he thought the Presidents costume
hardly fit one for the reception Of such
visitor, ana it would be better for him
to spruce up little before the call
"An right" said Jackson, without
raising his head, and Buchanan started
| for the door. Before he had reached it
Jackson looked up and said: buchanan,
| there was 8 man down In Tennessee who
made an enormous fortune in very short
time"
"Indeed," said Buchanan, wondering
what that had to do with the present
visit.
eyes," continued Jackson, "and he
made the whole of 1t by attending to his
own business. Good day, sir"
Buchanan left, and fifteen minutes later
be brought the lady to the White House.
He found Jackson dressed in exquisite
taste, Clearly shaver, and looking the
perfection Of the old-style gentleman.
The Duchess was charmed with him, and
she afterwards remarked that she had
never seen q more courtly gentleman than
Jackson.
The CAROLS have kept their blood pure,
and they are one of the most noted Mary
land families OF to- day. Charles Carroll,
who married Susanne Bancroft, has q
father yet living, and understand that
this father will spend the winter in Wash
ington and take rouse here. II so, the
newly married couple will spend their
time at the houses Of the two families.
They are now at their home in Howard
county, Maryland. Their home is known
as Doughorgsn manor, and it is located
in Eilicott City.
Charles Carroll and Susanna Bancroft
are OF about the same age. They are both
fine looking, and the BRIDE Is q beauty
She is slender, well formed girl, of
medium height, with beautiful shoulders,
graceful neck, and a demi-brunette
face. Sac has dark-blue eyes, with well
marked eyebrows, and rich growth of
GLOSSY dark hair, which she combs in
fluffy bangs over her forehead. Her face
is full and plump, with touch of square
ness about it. The mouth is sweet and
smiling. The forehead is higher than
that of the Venus de Medic, the nose slight
~ aqulline, and the whole full of vivaci-
ty. She dresses in excellent taste, and
was one of the best dressed women of
Newport last summer. She Is great
friend to General Sheridan, Chief Justice
Waite, and Minister West, and she and
Mrs Cleveland are quite intimate. One
of her particular friends Is Secretary En-
dicott's daughter, and she goes in the
same circle with Mrs. DON Cameron.
She has q charming accent in her English,
and speaks it perfectly, although
she was educated in France. Sne
is devout Catholic, goes to confession
regularly, and is great friend of Cardi-
nal Gibbons of Baltimore. She is fond
of gentiemen's society, and has had no
lack of it during her society days in
Washington. She is now, judge, about
twenty-five years old, and she is the
daughter of George Bancroft, Jr., by q
French mother. It is not true that her
father is dead, but her mother died some
years ago. When she reached young
ladyhood and was ready to come oussfn
society, she came TO see her grandt4thers
and has been living with him for.fhe past
four years. Mr.. Bancroft is vsfszpad q
her, ard loves her IS much as though ehe
were his own daughter.
The story OF her engagement wifi the
Viscount de Chanac Bsnzsc has not Sbeen
told, and the particulars Of 1t are no fully
known. She met the Visceunt as child,
and think the two lived near each other
in France. Her engagement to hin was
announced at Newport last summer, but
the society ladies' OF Washington say that
MISS Bancroft never enthused over her
engagement, and 1t is DOUBTFUL whether
| she was ever in love with him. He
sent her, it is said, 5000 francs, to buy an
Engagement ring, and there is rumor
that out OF the amount she bought two,
one of which was beautiful turquoise
and the other ruby. AS to this, how
l ever 7 will NOT he certain and I sun